IVSz chairman Zoltán Kovács, speaking at an IT event, said small- and medium-sized high-tech companies would be unable to wait out the one- or two-year delay, which is the result of the government’s new-found impetus to reduce the budget deficit. He noted that biotech and infocommunications companies, together with carmakers, account for about 18% of Hungary’s exports, and they will create many of the new jobs in the next 5-10 years. Hungary’s high-tech companies are losing their competitive edge in the region because of high taxes, he said.